InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Delightfully Disastrous ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
A.N. Mikazuki here with the desired update! I was looking at my stats and...Wow... I seriously did not expect the story to go off so well. Thanks for the great reviews, guys. The list of the reviewers will be posted at the end of the chapters, every time, so look for your names. Any questions about my updates can be answered the the words, "I'll update every week." But I will made sure to post my updates on A Single Spark (the yahoo group) just in case. Since I made you guys wait two weeks for another chapter, I won't ramble on any longer, lol. Now sit back and relax and enjoy the read!
Summary: Who knew that all you had to do to become famous was drown?

Disclaimer: Nope! Don't own the anime Inuyasha ...erm...well not yet... mwahahaha...


Delightfully Disastrous


Chapter Two


It was March 30, 2005, in the Japanese city of Kyoto.It was a nice place to be a the time. It was Spring.
Spring is a time when life seems renued and seems to begins once more. When everything awakens from a cold slumber. And it was also a time when things were most likely to happen and change from the ordinary and slightly dull niche that life was stuck in during Winter.
Kagome's feet had just touched the bottom of the pool, when a pair of strong arms grabbed her slender waist. The well- founded man brought her up the to the concrete ground with the help of the murmuring crowd.
It only took a second to realize the young woman was not breathing. He frowned. With his eyes narrowed in thought, he tilted her head so that her chin was upward.
The man placed his mouth firmly on Kagome's and held her nose. He blew into her mouth twice. Coming up he pushed down onto the area below her diaphram fifteen times. He administered the CPR a few more times before he got a response.
The crowd had hushed and moved back a little. They watched with bated breath. The young man who had rescued Kagome noted with disgust that people were taking pictures.
Kagome's eyelashes fluttered and she stirred. Her body shook violently as she coughed out water. The man had moved into a kneeling position his hand supporting her by the small of her back into a sitting position. Kagome opened her eyes and tried to support herself by placing her hand on the man's shoulder.
Kagome coughed, her lungs not completely cleared. "T-thank y-you," she gasped out. Talking was difficult since every word made her feel as if her lungs would come out with each letter.
It was probably since she had swallowed and inhaled about half the pool...
She coughed once again before looking into the face of the man that saved her from possible death. Kagome blinked.
Sesshoumaru Taisho....
She suddenly noticed the applause and flashes from cameras. Sesshoumaru stood up helped her up.
They were both soaked through. Her dress stuck uncomfortable to her clammy skin. She shivered as he led her back into the main room of the community center.
"I came with friends, I'm sure they're here somewhere." Her voice was slightly hoarse, but she did not stutter.
Kagome turned around to find him gone. 'What is it with everyone leaving me?' She barely had time to begin another rant, because she heard her name being called. "Kagome? Are you alright."
She looked down at her shivering body and then touched her hair with was plastered to her blanched face, and asked wryly, "Do I look alright?"
Before long, she found herself surround by her friends. They wrapped their jackets around her violently shivering body before they ventured outside.
They bombarded her with questions. "What happened," "Who pushed you in the pool?" "Everyone's talking about it!" "Who saved you?" "Isn't that kind of romantic? Like a damsel in distress kind of thing!"
They were talking a mile a minute. Kagome sighed, spurring another fit of coughs with even the simple action.
Ayumi pat Kagome on the back, gently. "Maybe we should wait until tomorrow before we even try to have her answer anything."
Eri and Yuka nodded their consents. The three girls suddenly felt guilty, the weight of what could have happened dawned.
They hurried Kagome home, and made she took a hot shower and hopped into bed after drinking a cup of warm water. Kagome did not know exactly how exhausted she was until her now blow-dried hair touched the pillow.
Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka made sure she was asleep in the guest room bed before they went to Eri's room. They sat on her bed.
Ayumi sighed, "Anyone else feel responsible for what happened?" Eri replied despondently, "I know I do. Let's make it up to Kagome tomorrow. I have an idea that she'll most definitely like."
Yuka grinned, "Well share!" The two girls leaned closer to the other girl. They were feeling a little better, now that they could make it up to Kagome for ditching her for Sesshoumaru Taisho--whom they did not even catch a glimpse of.
::. .::
Kagome awoke surprisingly early the next day. It was probably due to the fact that she had fallen asleep at four in the afternoon the previous day...
She yawned, scrunching her nose at the unwelcome scratch at her throat. 'Just what I need, a sore throat from all that chlorine...'
Kagome looked at the room she was in. It was a simple room that was sparcely furnished. It had a queen sized bed with black framing, and white sheets. Behind that was a large window. There were a couple of end tables on which sat two pale blue lamps. There was a small dresser in one corner, and a rug black shag rug at the foot of the bed.
She stretched as she got out of bed and looked at the clock. "It's only 8 'o clock?"
It was Saturday. Almost every student comes to think of eight a.m. as an ungodly hour, especially on a weekend.
Kagome smirked. "I would like to see the day when Yuka wakes up before 10:00 willingly..."
She left the guest room and snuck into Eri's bedroom. As she suspected, they were sound asleep.
Kagome silently got a change of clothes, and other bathing necessities and headed off to take a shower.
'Showers have a way of lifting the weight of the day, week, month, even year off your shoulders, but once you step back out they come back.' Kagome mused as she towel dried her hair and brushed her teeth.
After changing into a simple sleeveless shirt and jeans, and throwing on a fluffy pale red sweat shirt, she headed downstairs.
She was met with a non-familiar, but heavenly scent. Kagome walked to the kitchen, possibly the only room that seemed to be alive.
Eri's mother stood over the stove engrossed in the preparations. Kagome grinned, "Good Morning, Mrs. Takimora!"
She looked around, "Where's Mr. Takimara?"
She crossed over to the older woman and looked at what she was making. Mrs. Takimora smiled, "Good Morning, Kagome. Eri's father has already left for work."
Kagome made an "oh" with her mouth grabbing her stomach as it growled in a futile attempt to quiet the noise.
Blushed she remarked, "Something smells really good."
The woman chuckled, "Glad you still have an appetite! It's a recipe from the States that I have been eager to try. What I am trying out is called Blueberry Pancakes. I wanted to try something different from miso soup and tea."
Mrs. Takimora checked the pancakes once more before wiping her hands on her apron. "So how are you feeling? The girls told me about your spill."
Kagome waved her hands dismissively, "Oh, I'm fine. I just have a sore throat, but that's it."
Eri's mother still made sure to check her for fever. "Glad to hear you're well, but why don't you stop by the drug store with the girls later today for something for that throat of yours?"
Without giving Kagome time to respond, she drawled, "Speaking of girls...Eri! Ayumi! Yuka! Time to get up!"
Kagome laughed nervously as she heard three loud crashes.
Thirty minutes later found the girls eating breakfast in the breakfast nook. The pancakes went over well with the eighteen year olds.
During the meal, Yuka kept sending glances to Eri, who gave a look to Ayumi who gave a wink to Yuka. Kagome sat staring with a confused and slightly nervous look.
'I wonder what they have in store for me today. Maybe I'll end up thrown off a cliff,' she could not help thinking.
She found out later that those looks meant that they would be going shopping. She was to say the least a little relieved.
Kagome grinned as they walked to Kyoto's best mall. It was not as close as the community center, but they were serious about not driving with each other at the wheel. They had taken Drivers' Ed. together...
A feeling of nostalgia came over Kagome. "If anything," she began, a sly smile working its way to her face, "the thing that I probably missed most about Kyoto, is this mall."
As the other three glared she laughed, "Kidding!"
Neither girl could say more because Kagome's cell phone rang. Kagome took out the phone that had been part of her 'going to college' present.
"Hello?"
"Hi, dear!"
"Mom? ...Is something wrong?"
"No, everything is fine. I just wanted to ask if you could come back a little early. Someone stopped by for you and need to see you by tomorrow morning."
Kagome furrowed her eyebrows together. "Did they say why?"
"No, but it sounded urgent."
"...Okay, I'll leave for Tokyo at nine and be there around eleven-ish."
"I'll see you then. Bye, honey."
"Bye, mom." Kagome closed the phone. 'I wonder who would want to see me?' She mused.
"Kag-chan?..."
Blinking, the young woman snapped out her thoughts.
"Hmm..."
Eri and Yuka were giving her curious looks. Ayumi voiced the question on the trio's minds. "What's up?"
Kagome scrunched her nose, "I have to leave a little early. There is someone coming by tomorrow morning to tell me something that my mother assumes to be very urgent."
Yuka frowned and remarked sarcastically, "Well their timing could not have been more perfect..."
Eri ran a hand through her short hair, "Let me call my parents to tell them that there is a change of plans and see if we can drive out to drop you off at ...nine, right?"
Kagome nodded and handed Eri the phone, "Sorry, guys for breaking all this up."
Ayumi answered for the group, "It's not your fault," She grinned, "It's the person making you come back to Kyoto."
Kagome grinned along with her.
After a few hours of shopping, and a little more than 10,000 yen (that comes out to roughly 100 dollars in American currency.) spent, the four left, at least three to four bags per person.
When they returned home, for dinner, they ate a hearty meal of rice, with a main dish of ebi fry (deep fried shrimp), a side dish of green soybeans, then they had miso soup, and pickled plums. For dessert, they had green tea ice cream and sliced fruit.
Eri glanced at the stove clock, "We have almost two hours until Kag has to leave. Want to watch a movie?"
The idea was agreed upon and they gathered in the living room. They crowded the couch and turned on the television.
Eri flipped through the channels until they came to a Japanese Romance called Shikoku which was adapted from a famous Japanese horror novel.
The movie was about a girl named Sayori who came from the Hinako family, and had spiritual powers. She also had the ability to converse with the dead. She died at the age of sixteen and her lover, Fumiya who could still feel Sayori's presence over him. In order to solve that mystery, Fumiyo decides to investigate the history of Shikoku, the kingdom of the dead. It was a beautiful novel and the movie was as good.
After the movie, they helped Kagome pack her things. "But before you go, we have something to give you." The trio singsonged.
Kagome blinked, "You guys didn't have to-"
Yuka rolled her eyes, "Yes we did..." They pulled out four small boxes. Eri handed her a box. "Here, open it."
Kagome did as told and gasped. In the box was a silver bracelet. Every two links on the chain there was a square tanzanite replicated stone. Tanzanite was a icy blue colored stone. No link on the bracelet touched, because, if it was not a Tanzanite stone, there was a crystal gem that separated them.
Ayumi smiled, "We each bought one. They are supposed to be friendship bracelets."
Kagome engulfed each girl in a bear hug and put it on her wrist. "Thanks..."
"Come on Eri-chan, time to go." The male voice of Mr. Takimora called from the front hall.
Each grabbing something, they trekked out to the small car. Once everything was loaded into the trunk, they squeezed into the back seat.
It was not long for they each started to nod off on the two hour and twenty minute drive to Tokyo.
Mrs. Takimora laughed softy and snapped a picture of them. "They look more like children than college students."
Eri's parents talked softly for a few minutes more, then quieted to let the girls sleep.
Kagome dreams revolved around her visit the next morning. She was really itching to find out who had to talk to her so urgently...


A.N. I know, I know! It needs a little more plot, but these two first chapters are very important. (And I started typing this at 10 and it's about 12-ish now.) These first chapters are explanatory and the chapters that will come after this will have more to them. The next chapter we find out who interrupted the weekend at Eri's, what they want, and we get to visit Sesshoumaru's part of the story... Sounds fun, ne? By the way, if I have to use Japanese terms or currency, or anything like that, then I will always put what it means at the end of the chapter or just place it in parenthesis right in the story. So Review and tell me how chapter two went off. BTW: some people's reviews are answered here or commented on. Also I want to thank my reviewers:
(Fanfiction.net)
Addanc-TSC, Silver Miko-Youka, ikitkatthekandybar, White Tiger Princess, T3h Rinny o.O
Riasha- Thanks for the beta reader tip! I'm glad you liked the first chapter, let's hope this one is as good. Also, I would be happy to email you when I update the story.
SesshyBabie- Lol thanks, Jennifer for sending a review! Glad your enjoying the story so far. You were on the money with your guess. It was Sesshoumaru -grin-.
KAGluvsINU- I'm happy you liked it. I hate using plots that are overly used, though I am not too sure if this idea was done before.
HFaith
- You're welcome! Thanks for the welcome comments on the story.
Deadly Tears- Lol, I guess I should have explained in more detail that part. Kagome's oh-so-loyal friends snuck off (or if you will, ditched her) to catch a glimpse of the almighty Sesshoumaru.
Darkk Imp- The pairing in this story is going to be Sess/Kag. Hope you don't mind. Thanks for the comment!
Mara Skye- Ack! I know it does. Lol the next chapter, however, will have more I can guarantee that since I will be introducing a few certain people that we all know and love...

(ASSKS)(MM.org)
Yukiko, KogasGirl, hummer, Goddess 0f Shadow, XxDemonic_PrincessxX,
Idream

aKa LiL Lyn--I've gotten offers left and right -sweatdrops- so I just went with the first person to send the first beta offer. Thank you, though for offering
Leimar Garcia- Glad you like the story so far! I perfer sometimes FF.net and then others ASSKS because it really is easier to read with the red background lol.






Converting /tmp/phpPfgO79 to /dev/stdout